How to Coach Yourself and Others Empowering Coaching And Crisis Interventions | Page 46

This book is in B&W, not color - Print page in Grayscale for Correct view! Client: I don’t see what the problem is. What’s the harm in having a few drinks after a hard day’s work? Counsellor: So, you’re saying that drinking hasn’t caused any problems or given you any reason for concern. Client: Well, I wouldn’t go that far. Support Self-Efficacy To begin and sustain change, clients must believe in their capacity for change. For their part counsellors can have an enormous impact on outcome if they believe in their client’s ability to change and when they take steps to enhance client confidence. One choice is to help clients identify past success. Another is encouraging clients to make an inventory of their strengths and resources. Working on small achievable goals often starts a change process that gathers momentum. Counsellors can also look for opportunities to affirm their clients’ efforts, strengths, and successes. The goals of empowerment coaching include providing sufficient information to clients for them to make their own informed decisions, encouraging them to re-take control of their lives and decision-making power, providing assistance in obtaining the knowledge and learning the skills that rebuild self-confidence, and creating responsible social change. For [email protected] Property of Bookemon, do NOT distribute 46